Primordia

An adventure hundreds of years (and one apocalypse) in the making. Read Review

Ages have passed since legendary Man walked the planet. Now, in the desolate wastelands beyond the city of Metropol, a solitary robot named Horatio jealously guards his freedom and independence. All that is taken away from him when a marauding foe steals his power source, forcing him to leave the safety of his home and set out on a perilous journey into the wastes -- and into his own mysterious past.

Primordia is a point-and-click adventure game that combines the challenge and depth of the classics with a streamlined interface and a player-friendly design: puzzles emphasize logical thinking and exploration, rather than trial and error or endless backtracking. The game features over fifty hand-drawn rooms to explore, dozens of distinctive characters and complex machines to interact with, and gorgeous painted cutscenes to soak in. And, as some might note, it features a sarcastic floating sidekick named Crispin

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Primordia isn't simply an old-school adventure - at times, it's a *specific* old-school adventure: 1992's Beneath A Steel Sky. Their premises are different, but the shared vibe is unmistakable, from an engineer type being pulled from the wasteland to a corrupt city with his wise-talking robot pal, to a few bits and pieces in spoiler country. The deja-joue dial goes all the way to 11 if you've played publisher Wadjet Eye's Blackwell adventures. The robot buddy in this one is called Crispin, and he's voiced by actor Abe Goldfarb -- the same actor who gave voice to Blackwell's sidekick, Joey Mallone. Read More »

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I imagine it's pretty difficult to create a demo for a game with a strong focus on narrative. You've got to not only hook the player with solid gameplay, you've got to make sure they're interested in the story as well. Tough to do with the average gamer attention span. But, you know what? This demo for Primordia has managed to do just that. It doesn't hurt that its pixelated art style is absolutely gorgeous, either. Read More »

I adore cyberpunk. I adore it nearly as much as I adore point-and-click adventures... and Wadjet Eye Games are doing it again with their work on the upcoming Primordia, a grim-looking game about robots. This trailer is promising a pretty (and pretty frightening) experience that's murkier than the sewers of a Blade Runner-era world, and darker than anything Giger could've conjured in the midst of his most depressive nightmares. Read More »